1,000 ACN, CPC members join PDP in EDO.

By Simon Ebegbulem

BENIN-no fewer than 1,000 members of Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, and Congress of Progressive Change, CPC, including a former Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Mr. David Iyoha, weekend, dumped their parties for Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

State chairman of PDP, Chief Dan Orbih, who received the decampees at a well-attended rally in Benin City, carpeted the ACN-led government in the state over what he described as its “insensitivity” to the plight of the people by alleged “over-taxation and increased school fees” adding that the party will reduce school fees if voted into power next year.

Some of the party leaders at the rally were former Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Rowland Owie, Senator Odion Ugbesia, Paschal Ugbome, Mr. Matthew Urhoghide and Bisi Idaomi. Others include three governorship aspirants of the party, Prof. Julius Ihonvbere, Gen. Charles Airhiavbere(rtd.) and Mr. Jacob Idinye.

Orbih said: “The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, recently listed states that are broke and Edo State was one of them. After one year of Oshiomhole’s government, we came out to tell our people that the state is heavily indebted. CBN’s Governor had confirmed our position.

“This state had generated more money than any government internally and also received more from the Federation Account more than past government. So why are we broke?”

“Today, the state is heavily indebted because we had borrowed so much. The situation in Edo State must be redeemed. By 2012, we will have a PDP government in the state Government House. There is recklessness in the management of our resources.

“When he came into office, he promised employment for 10,000. But today the reverse is the case. Three years into ACN government, no project had been commissioned. Things must change come 2012 in this state.”

via Vanguard

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